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Pisces Diving, South Africa

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About Pisces Diving

It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces E: swell from the E reaches it, and wind from the W blows out to sea. 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 3.7 km away. The sea is about 23°C in July, its coldest month (5 mm wetsuit), and 28°C in February, its warmest (3 mm wetsuit). For Advanced divers the best months are usually January, February, March and May, with about 7 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Sodwana Bay. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot and 6 dive sites.

  • What it is No source states what kind of site it is.
  • How deep No source states how deep it goes.
  • Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 3.7 km away.

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Dive centres nearby

  • Scuba center 3.7 km

The nearest named dive centres and shops within 25 km, in a straight line; training agencies where the map states them. Listings, not a recommendation. Dive centres: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits

Water about 23°C: 5 mm wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

What is under the water (visibility, current, life) no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.

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From Chicago: about 30 h 30 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. ORD to MPM, changing at LIS. About 4 flights a week that month.

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  2. Getting there. 3 h 25 from the airport to Pisces Diving.

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  3. Accommodation.

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    Closest towns to stay in

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Sun 18: Sea 0.7 m. Wind 6 kn gusting 17.

The score for Advanced divers, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor

DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct800.7 m6 kn17kn
Mon 19Oct780.7 m12 kn24knboats in
Tue 20Oct731.1 m8 kn25knboats in
Wed 21Oct800.7 m11 kn22kn
Thu 22Oct800.6 m6 kn14knboats in
Fri 23Oct790.8 m12 kn24knboats in
Sat 24Oct800.8 m7 kn14kn
Sun 25Oct400.7 m12 kn25knboats in
Mon 26Oct800.9 m11 kn23kn
Tue 27Oct01.6 m15 kn33knboats in

Day scores are the conditions out of 80, from the two best daylight readings: a morning and an afternoon dive. Sea is the open water's waves near the site, in metres, halved for a sheltered site. Wind and gusts are in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); "boats in" marks gusts that keep dive boats in. What is under the water (visibility, current, life) no free forecast gives.

The season

Good diving days in a typical week, each month, for Advanced divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan7of 7
  2. Feb7of 7
  3. Mar7of 7
  4. Apr6of 7
  5. May7of 7
  6. Jun7of 7
  7. Jul7of 7
  8. Aug6of 7
  9. Sep6of 7
  10. Oct6of 7
  11. Nov6of 7
  12. Dec7of 7

Typical, not a forecast: the sea and the mean wind of each day, with no gusts or rain in the history.

Rough cost

About £1,105–£2,200 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. Dives are not priced yet: we have no sourced price for a guided dive, so they are not in it.

  • Flights £795–£1,655
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £50–£85
  • Stay £110–£185
  • Food £115–£210

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